The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-12
IN TuE C,TY.
Surprisingly Quiet Mrs. par.ous Ar
rest r,i Other incidents

CuCAGo, H., Nov IA quiet almost
like sunday prevailed on the down town
streets all day, but there was an omniprcs-
cnt air of suppressed excitement The
very wagons on the streets seemed to move
less noisily, aud the sharp voices Of the
ncwsboys rang on the air, calling extra pa
pcs which contained the announcement
when the final act in the life and death
drama was TO be enacted.
The great bell in the board Of trade
tower struck the hour OF 1 o'clock slowly
aud solcmnly, the notes pcalcd out NJ
sounding far aud near in the unuttcmbly
still air, aud seemed CRYING out the death
kncll OF the four men who all that time
were making thcirla last toilets bcfor taking
their departure into the unknown.
The moments Crcpt on like houH, and
the dozen men on reservoir central squad
rooms stood around in silence, reading the
papcn or cunycr,ing In whispers.
There were none oi the usual icsis Ia hc
heard, and even the officers, recalling the
fate Of their comrades at the llaymmkct,
seemed 90 fully rvalizc the imp,,-si,cuvs,
Of the occasion.
At the armory the great hall was clothed
! IN scml. darkirrs. Al the blinds wcr'
closed, aud on the bphchcs along the wall
! fifty uniformed officers lay nj full length e
catch few minutes of much needed res
| and wait In silence for u summons that
might come nj any moment. In front OF
the station stood three patrol wagons, and
In the barn more wcrv IN readiness Ion q
call.
rnE NEws ~ MRS. PARSONS ARHrsr
caused momcniary ripple OF excitement
and at the announcement nj even this item
oi news the strained nerves ri the men
seemed Ia thruh under the suppressed cN.
element. "lhat woman IN more 10 be-
feared than thousand rioters, said one
officer, and that wa the general sentiment.
Hut II WIS only fur a moment that the
news caused any comment There was u
wciyhticr subject in the minds oi all aud
once more the dead silence fell ON every
one Little groups ol men gathered on
the drrrt CORNERS and IN the otherwise
almost deserted corridors NJ the city hall
Men consulted their watches. They nrr
getting them rndy now, said some ono
coming from the room, and the hu-hrd rN.
prctnncy increased. II was after the hour
ior iho hanging now, aud Yet no Nur,l from
the Jail.
Siill no news, except the negative report
1T the detectives. who say that there Is ~
excitement and ~ croNd- arr cuUgput-
ing IN the Ciiy. No one wants tu move,
but nll hlns urould waiting for the news
a. be- flashed over the wins that the drop
has fallen. When the news that the end
hal come finally reached the public. there
WIS but little excitement. TIL" extra
copies NJ thruitcmOon papers Ncro eagerly
bought. but that was All, aud business
soon went ON as usual.
A visit 10 numerous prominent manu-.
factories, where large forces Of Worhmcn
were employed, showed everything 10 be-
qrfEr ANU rEtCABfE,
with the regular employees In inll number.
In their places On change the dny was a
more active one then for several DAYS past
Around the iiil IL WIS military ~crnc,
aud the crowd was impressed with II.
over 900 police, all armed with repeating
rifles, kept guard on the streets u block
away from the Jail.
Along Clark street, at Michigan ani MI.
nois, along Dearborn street, along State
street ut Illinois and Michigan, anil on
| DcnrbOrnc avenue at Kinzic street, ropes
wcrr run ncriss the street Ia keep the
crowds back II was q wise suggestion. and
was q success Early la the morning the
police were placed on guard, aud ~ early
~ \ o'clock thousands OF persons fingered
around the picket lines, II was plain that
the police intended no ioolshncS, and tho
| crowd could see II at n glance. Dozens Ol
officers, with their repeating rifles, wcrr
stationed on top NJ the criminal court and
surrounding buildings aud they were In.
/ struclcd to watch. every avenue leading "a
/ the inil. Of the hundreds of windows
opening upon the streets pairollcd by the
/ police, there was not one which WAS moi
| watched with serious, JEALOUS eyes, moi
/ one that could not have been riddlcd with
bullets had the occasion required II. Luck.
| ily for the history of the day, not trigger
had 10 be pulled not an occasion was
offered for sending lcadcn bullet on d
fatal Grand.
MRs. PARSONS ARRESTED.
About o o'clock little excitement wa.
created. Mr. Parsons, with rd gli-icn
| ING owes. and dressed In vI H' weeds
accompnnicd hy her two rh,. boy
and n girl Of tender years aul ,H, ly FOL
lowed by Mn HOLMES, cN.odi.uT ut the
Alarm. Mrs. Fischer Miss Engcl and On,
other woman. appeared before the polio,
at the corner Of CLARK aud Michigan
streets. Mrs. rirons was spokcsWoman
| and she was stopped hy the police, who
gently informed her that she could ~ u,
further.
flashed aro. II am Lucy Parsons, thps
are nv children. We must 90 o. the Jail
they must sec their father" There wa